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Nebraska vs Queensland Geography
Land area
- Nebraska has a land area of 76,815 square miles (198,950 km²), while Queensland has 668,207 square miles (1,730,648 km²).
- Queensland's land area is 8.7 times (770%) larger than Nebraska's.
Total area
- Nebraska: 77,347 square miles (200,329 km²) vs Queensland: 668,207 square miles (1,730,648 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Queensland's total area is 8.6 times (764%) larger than Nebraska's.
Length
- Nebraska is 497 miles (800 km) long from north to south; Queensland is 1,398 miles (2,251 km).
- Queensland's north-south length is 2.8 times (181%) longer than Nebraska's.
Width
- Nebraska spans 464 miles (747 km) east to west; Queensland spans 1,272 miles (2,048 km).
- Queensland's east-west width is 2.7 times (174%) wider than Nebraska's.
Highest point
- Nebraska's highest point is Panorama Point at 5,428 feet (1,654 m); Queensland's is Mount Bartle Frere at 5,285 feet (1,611 m).
- Panorama Point is 143 feet higher than Mount Bartle Frere.
Lowest point
- Nebraska's lowest point is Missouri River at 840 feet; Queensland's is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet.
- Queensland's lowest point is 840 feet lower.
Nebraska vs Queensland Population and History
Population
- Nebraska has a population of 2,005,465 (2024), while Queensland has 5,692,642 (2025).
- Queensland's population is 2.8 times (184%) larger than Nebraska's.
Population density
- Nebraska: 26.1 people per square mile vs Queensland: 8.5.
- Nebraska's population density is 3.1 times (207%) higher than Queensland's.
Largest metro area
- Nebraska's largest metropolitan area is Omaha, NE-IA metro area (1,001,010 people) vs Queensland's Greater Brisbane (2,833,524).
- Greater Brisbane's population is 2.8 times (183%) larger than Omaha, NE-IA metro area's.
History
- Nebraska: Admitted to the Union on March 1, 1867, as the 37th state.
- Queensland: Became an Australian state at Federation on January 1, 1901; separated from New South Wales in 1859.
- In its current form, Nebraska is the older of the two by 34 years.
Nebraska vs Queensland Economy
GDP
- Nebraska's GDP is $189.2 billion (2024) vs Queensland's $345.6 billion.
- Queensland's economic output is 1.8 times (83%) larger than Nebraska's.
GDP per capita
- Nebraska: $94,363 per person vs Queensland: $60,710.
- Nebraska's GDP per capita is 1.6 times (55%) higher than Queensland's.
Official Websites
Nebraska official website · Queensland official website
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